Question

You have 6 pints of glaze. It takes 7/8 of a pint to glaze a bowl and 9/16 of a pint to glaze a plate.

a. how many bowls could you glaze
b. how many plates can you glaze
c. how much glaze will be left over?

Answer 1

A. 6 = 48/8, now / (7/8) 6 bowls B. 6 = 96/16, now / (9/16) 10 plates C. After 6 bowls you would have 6/8 glaze left, After 10 plates you would have 6/16 glaze left

Answer 2

Part a) how many bowls could you glaze

we know that

You have
`6` pints of glaze. It takes
`7/8` of a pint to glaze a bowl

so

To find the number of bowls divide
`6` by
`7/8`

`(6)/((7/8))} =(48)/(7) =6.86\ bowls`

therefore

the answer part a) is equal to

`6\ bowls`

Part b) how many plates can you glaze

You have
`6` pints of glaze. It takes
`9/16` of a pint to glaze a plate

so

To find the number of plates divide
`6` by
`9/16`

`(6)/((9/16))} =(96)/(9) =10.67\ plates`

therefore

the answer part b) is equal to

`10\ plates`

Part c) how much glaze will be left over?

In the Part a)

`6-6 *(7)/(8) =6-(42)/(8) =(48)/(8) -(42)/(8)= (3)/(4)\ pint\ of \ glaze\ left`

In the Part b)

`6-10 *(9)/(16) =6-(45)/(8) =(48)/(8) -(45)/(8)= (3)/(8)\ pint\ of \ glaze\ left`